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DJ Ruff
Rafael (Rafael) Van Gerrisheim, AKA DJ Ruff from OVERBOOKING STUDIOS – home of remix-meisters Ruff & Tort (Catch22 Records USA) - began DJing in 1993 at the age of 16. Today, at 29, he produces, hosts global radio-shows and apart from his long-standing residency at Hollywood superclub, Avalon, he is demand from the planet’s leading dancefloors with residencies and invitation spots spanning the globe.
Ruff plays with the cream of world DJ’s such as Tenaglia, Cox, Sanchez, Lawler, Tiesto, Disciple, Morillo, Robbie Rivera, Julius Papp and Roy Davis JR, just to name a few. Just recently, at Spain’s annual Spanish Music Awards, one of the country’s biggest annual music industry events, he took away the “Best International House DJ� award, putting him among the ranks of previous winners, Erick Morillo and Danny Tenaglia.
Amsterdam native Ruff moved to Barcelona and began his career. As time progressed he found himself spinning at some of the biggest and best clubs that Barcelona had to offer. Soon after, he landed several residencies at clubs throughout Europe and quickly expanded to the US market not to mention touching other parts of the globe such as Japan and Argentina. In the UK, he was a regular at Trade (House room) @ Turnmills and found himself traveling to Munich, Germany for residencies at Liquid and The Twilight Zone. In addition, he began landing various gigs on the island of Ibiza at famous venues including Amnesia, Space, and Bora Bora.
In the US, you can catch him most Saturday nights at Avalon Los Angeles and various other nightclubs throughout California.
A few of the most recent venues:
Brasil: Zenith, Manga Rosa, C & C Zero Festival
Japan: Code, Maniac Love, Neo etc...
USA: Spundae, Afterhourpower, Ministry of Sound etc...
Holland: Escape, Powerzone, It etc...
Canada: Global Gathering, Montreal
Germany: Liquid, Love Parade, various festivals
Spain: Pacha, Matinee, Space Ibiza, Bora Bora, Amnesia, La Terrazza etc...
UK: Turnmills, Trade and various venues.
Argentina: El Divino and Fantasy
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